Chelsea Ouimet has more than a million followers between her two Instagram accounts, “Chelsea the Affiliate” and “Hustle with Chelsea.” The self-described stay-at-home mom of three smiles broadly and shows off her beautiful home in video posts touting ways to make money — quickly — through a business model called affiliate marketing. “All you need […]
Updated: 5.05pm EU antitrust regulators have accused Irish insulation maker Kingspan of providing incorrect and misleading information during its proposed acquisition of Slovenian rival Trimo in 2021, putting it at risk of a hefty fine. The European Commission, which has in recent years handed out hefty fines to companies for similar offences, said it had […]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., has come under fire in recent days over allegations that she misrepresented the story of a sex trafficking victim in the Republican response to the State of the Union last week. An NBC News review of her remarks over the last year shows it’s an anecdote she’s used often […]
The youngest Republican woman ever elected to the Senate, and the first from Alabama, chose a long-sleeved green blouse for the biggest speech of her political career. The centerpiece was the crucifix pendant hanging from her necklace, which would occasionally flicker when Sen. Katie Britt shifted her weight. This wasn’t by accident: What better way […]
Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt on Sunday responded to allegations that her response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address was misleading. The criticism centers on a story Britt told about a victim of human trafficking, which she implied happened during Biden’s tenure. Britt spoke in her Thursday-night speech about visiting the U.S.-Mexico […]
A story about a sex trafficking victim shared by Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) in her bizarre State of the Union rebuttal is coming under fire for the dishonest way it was used to attack President Joe Biden’s border policies. In a seven-minute TikTok video, former Associated Press reporter Jonathan Katz explained how his lingering questions […]
NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials. Fifteen states and one territory will hold both Democratic and […]
A video filmed in 2017 showing religious scholars calling on Pakistanis not to vote for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) resurfaced in a misleading context ahead of the elections in February 2024. The call was in fact made after the PML-N called in the military to handle a protest at the time. A former president […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A friend of U.S. President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden on Friday accused House of Representatives Republicans of presenting a “cherry-picked, out-of-context and totally misleading” account of his testimony to their impeachment probe. The friend, attorney Kevin Morris, testified in a closed-door deposition on Thursday about money he had loaned Hunter Biden, […]
The ongoing war in Gaza has led to calls by some nations for a boycott of Israeli services and goods. This in turn has resurfaced claims that barcodes reveal a product’s country of origin. A Facebook post shared thousands of times alleges that the prefix “729” in a barcode confirms that an item was made […]
Florida’s state surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, is calling for doctors to stop recommending mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, citing alleged health risks promoted by anti-vaccine activists that federal health officials have already refuted as “implausible” and “misleading.” In a bulletin posted Wednesday on the Florida Department of Health’s website, Ladapo raised concerns about “nucleic acid contaminants” found […]
Vizio TVs’ “effective” refresh rates have been confusing customers for years, and the company may now owe payments to some buyers who were misled by the term. As spotted by , Vizio recently a class action lawsuit in California over what plaintiffs claim is “false and misleading” advertising. While some Vizio TVs are marketed as […]